Material Description and Collation : The manuscript consists of 125 loose sheets of typing paper, watermarked "LINEN PAPER | LAFUMA BERTHOLET & NAVARRE | VOIRON", with additions and corrections on all of the pages in black ink, except for pp. [3], [8], [9], [13], [14], [18], [19], [21], [24], [37], [39], [43], [44], [45], [53], [59], [60], [64], [66], [80], [81], [85], [86], [87], [106], [110], [132] and [136]; the versos are blank, except pp. [1v], [6v], [11v], [12v], [15v], [20v], [31v], [32v], [41v], [45v], [49v], [54v], [56v], [58v], [64v], [72v], [74v], [83v], [87v], [91v], [92v], [96v], [98v], [104v], [116v], [117v], [118v], [124v], [127v], [128v] and [129v]. The manuscript consists of the printers' typescript pages as well as many pages from previous typings (see Contents and Notes ). Except for p. [29], which is in Joyce's hand in black ink, all the pages are double-spaced typewritten both top (original) and bottom (carbon) copies in purple and blue ribbon. The pages of the first typescript were typed with a purple ribbon and have 4 or 5 perforations in the left margin, the pages of the second typescript were typed with a blue ribbon and have 2 perforations in the left margin and the pages of the third typescript were typed with a purple ribbon and have 4 or 5 perforations in the left margin (see Contents , for further information). The musical notations on pp. [55] and [56] were cut from pp. [56] and [58] and pasted onto other pieces of paper for the photographer and pp. [72] and [91] were pasted on the versos of pp. [71] and [89] (a further blank page was pasted in between pp. [89] and [91], but it is not included in the collation). See MSS V.B.15.d–f for a description of the different typewriters used to prepare this composite typescript.

There are 11 pages missing from this typescript: pp. [2], [23], [31], [50], [61], [67], [68], [75], [77], [88] and [99], of which p. [31] is at the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York and p. [99] is at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin. Although the location of the other missing original typescript pages is not known, duplicate copies of these missing pages are in the Buffalo Joyce Collection; for pp. [2], [23], [50], [61] and [88], see MS V.B.15.d, pp. [2], [10], [13], [25] and [31]; for pp. [67], [68] and [75], see MS V.B.15.e, pp. [14], [15] and [17]; and for p. [77], see MS V.B.15.f, pp. [30].

Although Joyce consolidated the three typescripts in a folder, the manuscript was arranged in its present order by Peter Spielberg ( Spielberg 72) and he may have numbered the pages in pencil in the upper left corner "1–122".

There is a note in Joyce's hand in pencil on p. [54v] and the additional text on p. [74v], which is copied from p. [72v], is in Lucia Joyce's hand. The musical notations on pp. [56] and [58] were written by Jacques Benoîst-Méchin.

Page [22] was glued over p. [20] but was subsequently detached. A piece of tape was used to mend a tear on p. [55v]

Pagination : There are 2 or 3 sets of paginations per sheet: the typist's, a composite printers' pagination in pencil and then the typescript was further paginated "1–122" in the upper left corner in pencil, possibly by Spielberg; this last pagination is not visible on the JJA reproductions. As this is a composite typescript, except for pp. [1] and [29], the typists variously paginated the sheets in the upper right corners; see MSS V.B.15.d–f, Pagination for information about the typists' pagination.

Contents : The manuscript consists of collated copies of the first, second and third typescripts of most of the "Ithaca" episode, some of which is a partial composite printers' typescript (see Notes ). See MSS V.B.15.d–f, Contents for specific details about the three constituent typescripts. MS V.B.15.g also forms part of the printers' typescript. Many corrections, additions and revisions in Joyce's hand appear in ink and pencil on most rectos and some versos. The text on the pages is as follows:

Dating : The various typescripts were prepared in October and November 1921. The Rosenbach manuscript version was finished on 29 October and Darantiere confirmed they had typescript of the episode on 29 November (see CSE 1890).

Other Markings : Almost all of the corrections, additions and revisions on the rectos and versos are in black ink and almost all of the lines indicating where these corrections, additions and revisions belong are in pencil. There are X s and other markings in blue crayon on pp. [5], [6v], [11v], [12v], [20], [20v], [41v], [45v], [49v], [72], [72v], [74v], [83v] [85], [86], [87v], [90], [91], [91v], [92v], [96], [98v], [117v], [127v] and [129v]; there are green crayon asterisks on pp. [10], [11], [32], [40] [46], [49], [51], [53], [59], [64], [65], [72], [78] and [79], which are instructions to the typist (see MS V.B.15.a Contents , for further information); and X s in red crayon usually in the upper left corner on pp. [12], [15], [22], [32], [66v], [71], [83v], [92v], [96], [104], [118], [124], [127v], [128], [129v], provably all by Joyce. There are Darantiere printers' signatures on pp. [13], [22], [40], [47], [54], [64], [82], [86], [101] and [127] and printers' marking on pp. [33], [43], [44], [53], [55], [56], [56v], [58v], [83], [83v] and [98], all in pencil. There is a line drawn in red crayon at the end of the episode on p. [136].

There are faint, illegible markings appear in pencil on p. [1r] and the notations in the right hand margin on p. [1v] is in red ink. The note "mss. belonging to Sylvia Beach" was written in red crayon on p. [22]. The number " 470 " was written on pp. [56v] and [58v] in pencil.

Notes : NLI MS 36.639/13 is the only extant pre-Rosenbach manuscript version of the "Ithaca" episode. The first placards were set in mid December 1921. The sheets were folded horizontally in the center. Spielberg and the JJA distinguished 4 typing stages (first–fourth) based on the sequence of typewriters used. On the other hand, this listing follows the CSE and only distinguishs 3 textual levels (B–D):